I created a folder on an external disk and placed some files in the folder. I have a clean external hard disk connected to my Mac running the latest MacOS High Sierra. It mostly behaves as expected but I did find one weird bug. So I ran a few tests to verify the behavior. Unfortunately, there isn't good documentation on how exactly syncing an external drive behaves and answers on Google Product Forums aren't always complete and comprehensive. I wanted to be 100% sure how exactly it will play out because I'm not taking chances with my photos and videos. The folder can be on an external drive too but the challenge is that I normally don't keep the disk connected at all times. Google Drive allows you to sync a folder outside the main Google Drive folder. As much I trust Google, I still want to keep a local copy of all of my files and I want it to seamlessly sync with the cloud. I now have more data in Google Drive than can fit into my Mac's 500 GB of built-in storage. It's not well documented, so I run a few tests to understand how exactly Google Drive works with external disks. This is where you can access your settings and add local folders to your Drive.How Google Drive works with external disks Once you install Drive for Desktop, you can find the app in your Applications folder and in the Apple Menu Bar at the top of your screen. The Drive app for Macs is almost identical to the Windows app. Google Drive Desktop App for Mac Computers This should make it much easier to find and share your files since you won’t have to sign in and out of your accounts. Lastly, the Shared drives folder lets you sync files between different Google accounts. 
While it can take a while to transfer large files, it’s still quicker than using an external hard drive. For example, you can add a file to this folder from your Windows computer, and then you can open it on your Mac. The Other computers folder makes it easier to transfer files between your computers. Thankfully, Google Drive won’t permanently delete your files for 30 days, so you can recover anything you accidentally throw away. However, if you delete any files in the My Drive folder, they will also be deleted from Drive across all your devices. Plus, they won’t take up any space on your computer, as long as you choose to stream your files instead of mirroring them.
You can instantly open any of these files from your desktop as if they were on your hard drive. The My Drive folder contains all of the files that you have uploaded on Google Drive.
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